Five Hundred and Seventeen - Monopolize Everything

The Oscars, or rather the Academy, need Wayne as a role model to demonstrate the mainstream values ​​of Hollywood as a whole. A priceless Congressional Gold Medal already explains too many problems.

"After that incident, people generally called Wayne the representative of modern chivalry, a super-rich tough guy with a net worth of billions!" Steven Spielberg continued to speak into the microphone with a serious face.

In fact, most of the people present knew that all this was the result of the Academy's attempt to promote Oscar's political correctness and align with mainstream values. Everything was actually arranged in advance. Perhaps these touching speeches were prepared in advance. Rhetoric.

However, after all, this is a program with the highest ratings in North America. Not only will countless families sit around the TV to watch it, but it will also be broadcast simultaneously in dozens of countries overseas. The impact it can have Immeasurable.

"What I want to tell you is that this is not just an accidental incident that happened alone." The voice of the good Jewish man continued to ring through the entire Temple Theater. "If you are interested, you can learn about the stone statue in front of the Warner Bros. headquarters building. Yes, it is the statue engraved with the graffiti of the Bat suit. It is also a touching story. Wayne protected it. It's a little child.

Well, after so much verbosity, I just want to tell you that this is all the reasons given by the academy when communicating with the four of us before the award ceremony! He deserves better treatment, he deserves the most solemn recognition, and he deserves everyone to take off their hats and salute him. "

This time, Steven Spielberg didn't give the opportunity for the applause to start again. He happily showed the results in the envelope to the three guys around him.

Four legendary Hollywood directors approached the microphone at the same time, looked at all the guests, and said: "Wayne Greenberg! The winner of the best director is Wayne Greenberg, and the winning film is "The Departed"!"

After saying that, the four of them looked at the young people in the audience and took the lead in giving their own applause, which once again aroused fierce cheers from the audience.

Everyone was smiling and clapping in Wayne's direction. Everyone knows that the Academy has worked hard to create this special scene just to promote the mainstream values ​​of the Oscars and the entire Hollywood film and television industry. There is indeed only one protagonist in this event, and there will never be another one.

Hollywood stars like to participate in politics, and many of them have their own political opinions. Under the cloak of art and freedom, almost all of them have their own different political opinions. In some cases, Hollywood stars even criticize the leader. Maximum remediation correct.

But all this has a premise, that is, it must conform to the mainstream values ​​​​of North American society. You can make the generals look evil in the movie, but when society needs it, Hollywood is the exporter of mainstream North American values. Movies It's an art form that's inherently suited to this job.

"My dear, you are my mother's greatest pride now!"

This time he won the award, which was completely different from the Best Original Screenplay award just now. Wayne had slowly adjusted his mentality when Steven Spielberg was speaking, and immediately hugged his mother.

"Mom, thank you."

Amid seemingly endless applause, he hugged everyone on the crew one by one, and finally stood in front of his teacher with a smile before going on stage. "Professor, you can tell others that your student is the winner of the Oscar for Best Director! I swear, you are the best teacher!"

"Go ahead, kid." Andreessen Horowitz nodded with a smile, raised his hand and patted his arm. "Go and receive the honor you deserve. Everyone is watching you. Don't keep them waiting."

After adjusting his suit again, Wayne walked towards the stage with his head held high, smiling all the time in the face of constant applause.

"Congratulations, Wayne."

"Thanks, Steven, this is a great surprise!"

After receiving the statuette from Steven Spielberg, Wayne tried hard to suppress his excitement and politely thanked several people in turn.

"Thanks, George."

The father of Star Wars blinked. "I warned you a long time ago, didn't I?"

Wayne smiled helplessly and shrugged.

"Thank you for coming to support me, Mr. Coppola, you are my idol!"

Francis Ford Coppola nodded without any special expression. Many people knew that he simply couldn't understand some of the other party's shooting styles. If it was too much, it could even be said to be disgusting. His votes had no votes. The reserved vote went to the Coen brothers.

Finally, he walked up to the truck driver, shook his hand, and said, "Thank you for coming to support me, James."

James Cameron had a very warm attitude and made a joke. "You deserve this treatment! If you want to return this favor to me, then come and stand for the premiere of my new film."

"no problem!"

After thanking all the award presenters, he held up the statuette for Best Director, came to stand in front of the microphone, looked at the Temple Theater, which had returned to calm, took two deep breaths, raised the statuette and looked carefully again He glanced at it and said into the microphone:

"Wow, this is definitely a huge surprise. Thank you to the Academy for everything they have prepared for me! Actually, I prepared several different acceptance speeches beforehand, but when the Best Director award actually came to me, damn, All the thank-you notes I had prepared were forgotten!"

Ridiculing himself, this has become a necessary process for almost every award winner, and Wayne is no exception. After a slight pause, he continued: "Here, the person I want to thank the most is undoubtedly my parents. Thank you, Dad, Mom.

Mom, I remember those childhood memories very clearly. Instead of being a kid, your dream of being a director was a joke. Instead, you have been working hard to create the best learning environment for him. I want to tell you that you are the best mother. Among the Little Golden People, your contribution is the greatest. Dad, if you hadn't paid for my graduation film "Happy Death Day", maybe I still wouldn't know which crew to work as a sidekick. Most of all the honors and recognitions I got today came from you. Maybe you are not a Great producer but definitely a great dad! "

There was another round of well-meaning applause. He waited until the applause subsided again before continuing to speak: "Thank you, my teacher, Professor Andreessen Horowitz, you have played a vital role in guiding me throughout my college career. Function. When other students and professors felt that my style was too niche, it was you who encouraged me to persevere.

Teacher, when I stand on this stage, it also means that your encouragement and teachings are all right. You are the best film and television professor at USC. I dare to swear to God, that’s it! "

Wayne's flaxen round head turned slightly and looked at the special figure in the crew of "The Departed". Even though the distance between the two was not close, he still saw in that woman's big blue eyes, something no less than his own. of excitement and excitement.

"Finally, what I want to thank is the mother of my child, Nami. I just put you at the end and was not so excited that I forgot about you. It was you who stayed with me when I was still a nobody. I created one script after another, accompanying me to revise the plan and shooting plan again and again.

It is you who gave me the most important light in my life, our daughter Fundy Greenberg. Without your company and encouragement when I was tired, I think my success would never have come so early! Everyone keeps saying that the reason why Naomi Watts became famous so quickly is because she will always be the first heroine in Wayne's movies.

But in fact, those who say this will never know how much effort you have put in to play those roles. I believe that one day you will also stand on this stage and be recognized by everyone. Finally, I want to tell you, Nami, you are the best life partner, and choosing to go with you is the best decision I have made after graduation! Thanks! "

Amidst the thundering applause, Wayne bowed slightly to the audience, turned around and walked backstage. However, he was not going to be interviewed, but stood at the entrance, waiting for the announcement of the final grand prize.

He now has full confidence that the Academy will make this special awards ceremony a success, and at the same time make his efforts throughout the year a success. The last heavyweight award, Best Picture, will most likely be awarded to him, "The Departed" 》There has been a situation of dominating everything, and there is no reason for the academy to be disgusting at the last moment.

When Al Pacino said without any hesitation that the Best Picture winner was "The Departed," Wayne confidently took the Best Director statuette and walked to the center of the stage again in response to the applause.

After receiving the statuette for Best Picture, this time he did not walk to the microphone alone. He held the two most important statuettes in his arms. He waved to the crew members of "The Departed" and motioned for everyone to come up and receive the award. This honor.

As we all know, the success of a movie is not just the work of the director, star, or producer. More work is actually done by behind-the-scenes workers in different departments. The director or producer , more like a leader most of the time.

The best picture award is inseparable from the hard work of every worker on the crew, so whenever the best picture award is awarded at the end of the Oscars, people can always see the entire crew running on stage, because in this name The statuette awarded to the producer is actually more suitable to represent the victory of all the workers on the entire crew.

Jack Nicholson, an old drama star, finally came to the limelight and gave a brief speech on behalf of everyone. The content of his speech was like his disrespectful character, which made the audience laugh continuously.

Finally, the entire crew gathered around Wayne, looked at the cameras in the audience, and took a memorable photo.